Chris Coco

Christopher Mellor, known by the stage name Chris Coco, is a British chill-out and Balearic DJ and producer. He had a Saturday night residency at The Zap nightclub in Brighton, from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. He was a member of Coco Steel & Lovebomb in the 1990s, with Lene Stokes and Craig Woodrow. Chris Coco was editor of DJ Mag from 1990 to 2000. From 2002 to 2006, he and Rob da Bank presented The Blue Room weekend music show on BBC Radio 1. He has released solo records on Distinctive Records as well as on his own label DSPPR. It! (Warp, 1994) New World (Other, 1997) Sun Set (Other, 1998) Remixed (Other, 1999) The Chillout Album (Melodica, 2014) Next Wave (Distinctive Breaks, 2002) – with contributions from Iain Banks, Patrick Bergin, Nick Cave, and Monica Queen Acoustic Chill 2 (Distinctive, 2003) Heavy Mellow (Distinctive, 2005) How To Disappear Completely (DSPPR, 2016) Lost City Folk [And The Grace Reunion] (Dumb Angel, 2008) – with Micky Buccheri, Ben Burns, Nick Cornu and Sacha Puttnam "What ever happened to the chillout room?". DJ Mag. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2025. "Album: Chris Coco". The Independent. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2025. "20 Years of DJ Mag - A Retrospective". DJ Mag. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2025. Raphael, Amy (30 January 2005). "Three into one will go". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 November 2025. Deans, Jason (30 June 2006). "Murray and Bowman split". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 November 2025. "one music : dj's content page". BBC. Retrieved 1 November 2025. Wyse, Pascal (29 August 2002). "Chris Coco: Next Wave". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 November 2025. "Album: Chris Coco". The Independent. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2025. "Chris Coco - Next Wave". Entertainment.ie. 13 September 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2025. "Chris Coco - Acoustic Chill 2 · Album Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 1 November 2025. "Chris Coco - Heavy Mellow · Album Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 1 November 2025. Oliver, Matt (8 March 2016). "Chris Coco - How To Disappear Completely". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 1 November 2025. "City Reverb - Lost City Folk". The Skinny (magazine). Retrieved 3 November 2025. Official website Chris Coco discography at Discogs City Reverb discography at Discogs Chris Mellor discography at Discogs Coco Steel and Lovebomb discography at Discogs Chris Coco at IMDb "Chris Coco's favourite tracks: 'You still can't beat a little jazz to confuse people'" at The Guardian (2016) v t e